[allendale]

There has never been a good way to deal with “prisoners” taken in asymmetrical warfare long term.

[cripplecreek]

Prisoners in a war where we don’t actually defeat the enemy will always be a problem.

After WWII we released POWs to nations that were truly beaten and even if the POW wanted to continue the fight, he would find little support among his countrymen.

[piasa]

There has never been a good way to deal with “prisoners” taken in asymmetrical warfare long term.

True. We could put them on the passenger list for a Malaysian airline flight.